northeast california and nevada. very windy wind advisory out for lake tahoe. 80s inland. there is a lot of fog there. fog is breezy. fog increasing as we head toward the afternoon and evening hours. 80s for some and then 60s and 70s for others. we are looking at a commute where traffic is doing well. let's start off with the east shore freeway and 80 westbound looks pretty good.

also we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza and the traffic here is moving along nicely. there are no major problems if you are driving through. it's taking about eight minutes to drive through. if you're in the east bay interstate 580 looks good coming up to the hayward area. it is a head on collision but it's not effecting 680 and 580. let go back to the desk. happening today the family of a city college student shot and killed by san francisco police are planning a day of protests. they are tying their demonstrations to the series of protests nation-wide over the police shooting of unarmed teenager michael brown in ferguson, missouri. alex savidge is live at san

francisco park. >> reporter: friends and relatives will be coming together for that sunrise ceremony not long from now to honor this 28-year-old man that was shot to death by san francisco police. his supporters are calling for police if to be held accountable. he was a city college of ever san francisco student witnesses before the shooting reported shing nieto acting spa ratically. his family believes officers over reacted and they are planning if to file a civil rights lawsuit against the police department. family's attorney says nieto was a peaceful person. >> and him being projected as if he was threatening a police officer was contrary to his

belief. >> the use of deadly force by police did prompt a demonstration last night at san francisco civic center plaza. it was billed as a day of rage. protestors expressed anger over the killing of alex nieto and the controversial police shooting in ferguson, missouri that left michael brown dead and there is more action planned locally later today. at noon supporters are planning to march from bernal heights park to the san francisco federal building and there will be a rally there. again this morning a half hour from now they will be planning a sunrise ceremony in his honor and we will be standing by for

that. tensions might be easing over the police shooting of michael brown. last night was the second straight night since the august 9th shooting that city streets emptied early. with conditions improving, missouri's governor ordered the national guard troops to pull out. and in other developments michael brown's parents are committed to see the officer that shot and killed their son go to prison. >> we are hurt. no telling what he is doing but he has his life. >> mourners left a trail of flowers at the site where he was shot. sheriffs deputies are investigating the death of two men in mill valley as a possible murder-suicide. officers found their bodies wednesday night in an adjacent backyard. both men died from gunshot wounds. investigators say a rifle was discovered next to one of the men. they are not currently looking

for any suspects in this case. >> i don't see any immediate regard. this appears at this point to be an isolated event. >> neighbors say one man who died was 61 years old and lived with his wife and son. they say the other was believed to be in his 40s and living next door at his parents home. time is 4:35. test results for a woman in sacramento that was thought to have possibly contacted the ebola virus in west africa came back negative. >> our advance public health and medical care systems have appropriate protocols in place to prevent the spread of this often deadly disease. i want to emphasize there are still no confirmed ebola cases in klz. >> the woman who's identity was not released was admitted to the hospital tuesday and kept in a specially equipped negative pressure room while blood samples were tested.

meantime an american physician that survived the ebola virus has left his isolation room. he says he is thrilled to be alive and united with his family. nancy writebol was discharged two days earlier. the chronicle reports chevron has set up a political action committee that is spending $1.6 million to support its favorite candidates for mayor and city council. the campaign contribution limit is $2500 but political action committees can spend unlimited amounts of money to support a candidate. we are learning new details about a reported demand for ran some. a spokesman for the global post where fully worked says last november they received an e-

mail demanding $132 million for fully's release. his farm was trying to raise $5 mom -- his family was trying to raise $5 for his release. the beheading shocked people around the world. here in the bay area some ethnic minorities say they are all too familiar with the terrorist groups brutality. at a broadcasting in san jose they have been pleading for help for years. >> it seems like no one cared. and no matter how many letters we wrote to congress, no matter how many rallies we went to it seems like no one cared. the white house is on fire

again to free army sergeant bowe bergdahl. the government accountability office says the pentagon broke the law when it failed to give congress a 30-day advanced notice of its plans to swap captured taliban fighters for bergdahl. the pentagon notified congress of the deal the same time the deal was made. the western u.s. has lost 63 trillion gallons of water dug the drought. scripts institute researchers say they came up with that measurement by measuring the earth's crust. the niners want to make sure the new grass will be ready for sunday's preseason game against the san diego chargers. you watched z them fly over as

they pulled out 100 yards of grass from levi stadium. >> you know it can be dangerous if the turf is tearing up in clumps like that. guys can pull muscles or twist ankles or tear up knees. >> we take a look at every field we go on the road. players bring a number pair of shoes. we are going to go on our normal pregame routine. everyone walking on the field and make sure they have the right cleat on. >> one 49er blog site says the field will get a whole new sand base next weekend. but it's still not clear if the gross being put in today will remain in place for the rest of the 2014 season or just a short term solution. we'll have a live report from levi stadium coming up at 5:30. the 49ers game is on ktvu this sunday. coverage starts at 12:30 with our special all access pass.

the 49ers stake on the chargers at 1:00 p.m.. join us after the game for the point after. after winning their protest of a rain delay lost in chicago, the giants were still not able to beat the cubs after the game resumed. it took almost two hours to resume tuesday's game from where it left off in the bottom of the 5th. joe panic had an rbi single in the sixth but that will be the giants only run of the game. things went better for the giants in the third inning. the call stood. the giants went ahead in the fifth with a buster posey home run to left field. his 14th of the season. giants went on to win that game

5-3. cutting back on water united states in the south bay. >> a fast moving fire has more than 30 people looking for temporary homes. the illegal activity that investigators accused-- that caused it. >> gosh. we are looking at 28 in san jose. looking good. we're off to if a good start. we'll tell you more about the south bay. >> a warmup yesterday away from the coast. speaking of warmer if you are heading to santa clara over the next week or two, you might know temperature there is are warmer. we'll talk about that.

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welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 4:44. illegal fire works may have caused this big apartment fire

in oakland. the fast moving flames caused major damage to two buildings near 23rd avenue and international boulevard wednesday night. investigators now say they found rem innocents of fire works at the scene and several people reported hearing a loud bang just seconds before they saw the flames. >> very loud. boom boom. >> i thought it was a regular fire work. >> no one was hurt but the fire forced more than 30 people find a place to live. the city of oakland will celebrate a new technology focused elementary school this weekend. aspire public schools will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for its triumph academy in oakland tomorrow. the public charter school system serves mainly low income students from kindergarten through fifth grade. teachers must demonstrate

classroom management and students must show they can work individually. tonight is the national premier movie about a legendary local high school football team. how hollywood like. how the game stands tall. the spar tans won 151 games and ranked number one if the country five i'ms. coach bob says the movie sends the message he taught his players and asked to give everything they had on the field and in life and that leads to success. the family of actor robin william scattered his ashes in frank bay. ktvu news obtained a -- it shows his body was cremated one day before he died. it does not lest the cause -- it does not list the cause of death.

a new report says california is not doing all it can to fight and prevent cancer. the american cancer society report says california is making progress on preventing tobacco use and passing smock free laws, but it also says the state needs to do more to help people who already smoke to quit the habit. >> research shows that we can prevent nearly half of all cancer deaths if everyone were to quit tobacco. if everyone were to exercise regularly, eat a healthy diet. >> the report says an estimated 170,000 people in california will be diagnosissed with cancer this year and it says 58 how long others were die of kansas -- and 58,000 others will die of cancer.

the eggs tossers -- mishandling the south american debt back in 2001. both protestors were restrained by officers and bystanders and they were arrested. 4:48. it just turned. on this friday morning. let's check in with sal for the commute. >> all right. we do have a couple things out there, pam and brian. we are looking at a nice toll plaza in case you are trying to get into san francisco it looks very nice. no trouble. we just checked on with the other toll plazas. i do want to mention traffic is okay on interstate 880 traffic in oakland. those lanes have reopened as you come up to downtown oakland. there is a new injury accident

highway 4. westbound. fire department and crews were on the way. so far it's early. it's not causing a big delay. 4:48 let's go to steve. thank you, sir. we have some low clouds. it looks leak they arement cooing together. they are merging together. this is taking aim at nevada. there will be windy conditions up in tahoe and truckee. dry system for us. but it will increase that fog bank. there goes the low we had all week long. for us the breeze yesterday died. especially inland. warmed up considerably. a lot of 60s here again. travis is the key again. yesterday it collapsed. the breeze and temperatures went back up into the upper 80s to 90s. today it's roaring again.

23-31. west at concord. a little westerly component napa. we are looking if for this system to drop down. so areas of fog with a slightly cooler forecast 55 in tahoe and reno. it was there since monday. it's meander all the way down. our low cloud deck some of it is a little thick there. not much change coast and bay. water temps continue to be really warm. 60s and 70s. cooler on saturday. mostly sunny an sunday. it does look warmer monday and tuesday. >> thank you, steve. take a look at this. a sudden dust storm hit the

valley yesterday. this video is 20-miles east of palm springs. it caused a violent wind and a dark cloud of moisture and dirt. people on the ground describe it as creepy and eerie. no reports of any serious damage or injuries. the crew on the international space station is conducting firey experiments. we'll show you what it looks like when fuel burns. one of the american says it looks like a jelly fish on fire. they are look at how quickly fuel burns. which fuel mixtures evaporate the fastest and the conditions needed for soot to form. the experiments could help develop safer spacecraft. >> interesting stuff. time is 4:51. a scary situation for firefighters taking part in that als ice bucket challenge. in 23 minutes what went wrong that landed all of them in the er. >> he escaped a bear attack but ended up in the hospital any way. after the break the life saving

move that went terribly wrong.

a san francisco woman has pleaded not guilty to the tragic hit and run death of her two-year-old niece. loyresha gauge entered that plea yesterday. she cried during her arraignment on felony child

endangerment charges. prosecutors says she failed to protect miana gregory from being struck by a hit and run driver last friday night. her attorney says authorities should concentrate on finding the hit and run driver. >> i don't think it's right to have someone in custody or someone accused of a crime. when someone else is responsible for it. >> police believe the hit and run driver was behind the wheel of a light colored 1990 lexus or honda camry. three were arrested accused of stealing $6,000 worth of baby formula. they were all arrested. a fourth suspect is still at large. now placer county deputies say

a store owner saw them filling duffel bags with baby formula. it's often used to delute drugs or can be sold illegally online. california attorney general camera harris is planning to appeal a federal court ruling surrounding the states death penalty. it was ruled unconstitutional last month after the judge says it takes too long to carry out. since california reinstated the death penalty in 1978, only 13 executions have been carried out. there have been none since 2006 because of a stalement. currently there are 750 people on death row. time is 4:55. three dozen people out of a job and possibly out of their homes by the government forced closure. they are getting help this weekend. sausalito fish restaurant hosting a fundraiser. it's all in an effort to raise

money for employees that are working and living at drakes bay. the national park service decided not to renew drakes bay lease. a young canadian is recovering in the hospital after escaping a bear attack. julian was hiking alone when he encountered a bear. to escape he climbed a tree but the bear waited below. he said he eventually fell asleep and that is when he fell out of the tree. he laid there for four days until a man walking with his dog found him face down under a pine tree. >> really happy that he was still breathing when we found him. >> laundry was rushed to a hospital with severe concussion and back injuries. he has under gone surgery. doctors believe he will walk

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preparations under way for a sunrise ceremony for san francisco man that was shot to death by police a few months ago. we'll tell you what will be done in honor of alex nieto and the legal action his family is taking. >> why san francisco police believe this video will help solve a mystery that led to a man's death.

good morning. i want to take you out to san francisco this morning. here's a live picture. you can see people are already starting to gather. this is for a sunrise ceremony to remember a man that was shot and killed by san francisco police five months ago. alex savidge will have more on this vigil and the protests that will follow. it's friday, august 22nd i'm pam cook. >> good morning, i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve is right there. >> every day is pam cook day. >> awe. >> the clouds are on the move. it might